Editing EULA roofie (section)

==Notable Examples==

===Sony PlayStation Store===
Sony prominently displays ''"PURCHASE"'' buttons for digital content but buries a redefinition of the word "purchase" in Section 10.1 of their Terms of Service:<ref>PLAYSTATION<sup>TM</sup> NETWORK TERMS OF SERVICE AND USER AGREEMENT, December 30th, 2023: https://web.archive.org/web/20231230163548/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psn-terms-of-service/</ref>  

<blockquote>"Use of the terms 'own,' 'ownership', 'purchase,' 'sale,' 'sold,' 'sell,' 'rent' or 'buy'… does not mean or imply any transfer of ownership…"</blockquote>

This became an issue in 2023 when Sony and Discovery [[Sony's attempted removal of "purchased" content|removed previously "purchased" content]] from users' libraries, citing terms hidden in their service agreement.<ref>Playstation Video Content: Legal Update Notice https://web.archive.org/web/20231203150040/https://www.playstation.com/en-us/legal/psvideocontent/</ref>  

Placing disclaimers such as "We may take away and remove television and movies you bought & paid for at any time, because purchase doesn't mean purchase anymore" next to the "Add to cart" button would understandably negatively affect sales. Therefore, Sony buries this information on page 21 of their Terms of Service.


'''Valve Steam Store''' 

Valve does something identical to Sony in the it says you are "PURCHASING" a game but redefined what the word "purchase" means in Section 1 of their terms of service. [3]

#1. LIMITED LICENSE; RESTRICTIONS AND OWNERSHIP - this Agreement does not give you any right to obtain reissues or replacements of the Game at any time and ZeniMax [valve]  is not obliged to supply software updates, upgrades, or expansions for the Game, or even to operate or continue to support the Game for an indefinite period.
#Valve may change, modify, suspend, or discontinue any aspect of the Game at any time and Valve may also impose limits on certain features or restrict your access to parts or all of the Game without notice or liability.

This is essentially saying your 'ownership' amounts to nothing, as they say in the EULA they can discontinue the game you purchased at at any time they wish. You are merely leasing a game when you 'purchase' a game from steam. There will be a lot of blow back on this because most people think they own their steam games but there is no argument to be made when it says right their in their EULA that you in face only own it for only they amount of time Valve decides to support it. At any time, and for no reason other than they want to, the game you purchased will no longer be playable. 


In this same EULA they clearly state they can modify the terms and conditions at any time and you are responsible for keeping up with the new terms.


[3] footnote - https://store.steampowered.com/eula/1716740_eula_0


===Smart Appliance Data Collection & Third-Party Data Sharing===
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LG Electronics (among others) require users to accept extensive terms of service and privacy policies to use the "smart" features on home appliances, such as washing machines.   

While the "smart" features may have time-saving benefits, the time required to actually read and decipher these documents (often 3+ hours, especially for non-tech-savvy users) negates any time-saving benefits of the smart features themselves. This makes meaningful informed consent impractical.  

A consumer has to read the complete Privacy Policy (see attached images below) to learn that LG collects their personal data and shares it with their advertising partners. Futhermore, this Privacy Policy is only shown to the customer once they have bought the LG product.